Nine, like War, was a battle scarred Warrior that didn't suffer fools lightly, but masked his pain with a cheery/jovial demeanour.
Ten, like Eight, was a youthful human-like Adventurer, filled with the enthusiasm to see new places and meet new people.
Eleven, like Seven, was silly and childish on the outside, but had a much darker and more manipulative side underneath.
Twelve, like Six, is a bit pompous and lacking in people skills; truthful and pragmatic to the point of rudeness, but still kind and caring on the inside.
It's probably just coincidence. Only natural that so many versions of the same character would under and over-emphasize similar attributes to keep the character interesting, but it does seem to line up quite well.
So if the pattern holds true, our next Doctor will be a bit softer and gentlemanly like Davison.
Ten, like Eight, was a youthful human-like Adventurer, filled with the enthusiasm to see new places and meet new people.
Eleven, like Seven, was silly and childish on the outside, but had a much darker and more manipulative side underneath.
Twelve, like Six, is a bit pompous and lacking in people skills; truthful and pragmatic to the point of rudeness, but still kind and caring on the inside.
It's probably just coincidence. Only natural that so many versions of the same character would under and over-emphasize similar attributes to keep the character interesting, but it does seem to line up quite well.
So if the pattern holds true, our next Doctor will be a bit softer and gentlemanly like Davison.
In the ten years since DW came back, I've never thought of it like that. Never even crossed my mind.